American Contract Systems Recalls Powdered Surgical Gloves
American Contract Systems is recalling 1,180 kits of powdered surgical gloves because they are an FDA banned substance.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a banned substance used in a high-risk medical context (surgery) where the barrier function is critical for infection control, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products.
Plain-English summary
American Contract Systems, Inc. is recalling 1,180 kits of Powdered Surgical Gloves. The affected products include Baxter and Ansell brand Powdered Surgical Gloves, as well as powdered surgical gloves included in ACS surgical convenience kits. These products were distributed to states in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio.
The recall is being conducted because powdered surgical gloves are an FDA banned substance. Health care personnel rely on medical gloves as barriers against transmission of infectious diseases and contaminants when conducting surgery and patient interactions.
Consumers and health care facilities should stop using the affected gloves immediately. Specific tray numbers and codes for the recalled units are available in the official recall documentation.
The recalled product
- Product
- Powdered Surgical Gloves, labeled as: a. Baxter and Ansell brand Powdered Surgical Gloves b. Powdered Surgical Gloves included in ACS surgical convenience kits Health care personnel rely on medical gloves as barriers against transmission of infectious diseases and contami
- Manufacturer
- American Contract Systems, Inc.
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Gloves
- Affected units
- 1,180
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (16)
- Tray Number (Powdered Glove code): MHCE23D (ANS5711104)
- MHAP41D (ANS7825)
- MHOC43C (ANS7825)
- MHPO42D (ANS7825)
- GVTH071 (ANS5711104)
- GVTK05L (ANS5711104)
- GVTK05M (ANS5711104)
- CXTR68D (ANS5711105)
- MDEY35H (BAX2D7202I)
- MDEY35I (BAX2D7202I)
- FHLV24 (ANS5711105
- ANS5711101)
- LKCA02A (ANS5710503)
- WIDE32 (ANS7824)
- UTLU70F (ANS7825)
- FIOH02H (BAX2D7254)
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